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About Hunsihal Village

Hunsihal is a large village in Yelbarga tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,953, made up of 2,043 males and 1,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1897.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunsihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunsihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Yelbarga
Pincode 583237
Area (hectares) 1897.63 hectares
Population 3,953
Male Population 2,043
Female Population 1,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunsihal compares

By the 2011 count Hunsihal is the 10th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 1897.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hunsihal

Hunsihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hunsihal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hunsihal from other places

Hunsihal lies about 29 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hunsihal
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 12 km
Nearest town Kushtagi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelbarga 20 km
District headquarters Koppal 29 km

Villages closest to Hunsihal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yelbarga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hunsihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunsihal village had a population of 3,953. That makes it the 10th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Hunsihal village has 2,043 males and 1,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunsihal has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hunsihal is 583237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunsihal covers 1897.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunsihal falls under Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Hunsihal is Linganabandi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hunsihal.

Hunsihal is about 29 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunsihal is in Yelbarga tehsil of Koppal district. Linganabandi is about 12 km away. Kushtagi is about 18 km away. Yelbarga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolihal (3.8 km), Nilogal (4.3 km) and Uppaldinni (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hunsihal today is likely to be higher.

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